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The DEC full form stands for Distance Education Council. It was a council responsible for maintaining the status of open learning and distance education since 1985. Later, DEC was replaced by the Distance Education Bureau that works under UGC (University Grants Commission), based in New Delhi. The scope of distance learning became prevalent in India in 1962 with a pilot project correspondence course. Earlier than that, students attended regular colleges to get higher education. Before knowing the history of distance learning in India, students need to learn the DEC full form. The benefits of education<\/a> especially distance education in India started in 1962 and led to the establishment of Delhi University\u2019s School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education. It was the first institute established to cater to the needs of students getting education through distance learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another DEC full form is the Department of Environmental Conservation. This department takes care of various environmental factors and comes up with different strategies for environmental<\/a> changes. Some of the major issues that is looked after this department includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n